{"id":259833,"date":"2025-07-12T20:29:21","date_gmt":"2025-07-12T20:29:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/259833\/"},"modified":"2025-07-12T20:29:21","modified_gmt":"2025-07-12T20:29:21","slug":"man-rushed-to-hospital-after-brutal-attack-in-edinburgh-as-cops-hunt-suspects","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/259833\/","title":{"rendered":"Man rushed to hospital after brutal attack in Edinburgh as cops hunt suspects"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>A large police presence scrambled to the area following the incident in the city centre.<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/0_cops99.png\" alt=\"Police raced to the scene in Edinburgh city centre. \" loading=\"eager\"  \/>Police raced to the scene in Edinburgh city centre. (Image: Supplied)<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">Cops are hunting <a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dailyrecord.co.uk\/all-about\/police-scotland\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"two suspectsLink opens in a new tab.\" tabindex=\"0\" rel=\"noopener\">two suspects<\/a> after a man was brutally attacked on a busy Edinburgh city centre street.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">A large police presence was scrambled to Leith Street, just outside St James Quarter, at around 10.40pm on Friday night, July 11, after a man was <a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dailyrecord.co.uk\/all-about\/police-scotland\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"seriously assaulted.Link opens in a new tab.\" tabindex=\"0\" rel=\"noopener\">seriously assaulted.<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">Footage from the scene shows the injured man lying on the ground surrounded by concerned bystanders before a police car and van arrive, followed by the ambulance service, <a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.edinburghlive.co.uk\/news\/edinburgh-news\/edinburgh-man-rushed-hospital-after-32047464\" target=\"_self\" aria-label=\"\" tabindex=\"0\" rel=\"noopener\">reports Edinburgh Live.<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">Officers have confirmed the 60-year-old man was taken to <a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dailyrecord.co.uk\/all-about\/police-scotland\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"hospitalLink opens in a new tab.\" tabindex=\"0\" rel=\"noopener\">hospital<\/a> with serious injuries and inquiries are ongoing to locate those responsible.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">It is believed that police are hunting two men who are believed to have been involved in the horror <a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dailyrecord.co.uk\/all-about\/police-scotland\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"street attack.Link opens in a new tab.\" tabindex=\"0\" rel=\"noopener\">street attack.<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">A <a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dailyrecord.co.uk\/all-about\/police-scotland\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"Police ScotlandLink opens in a new tab.\" tabindex=\"0\" rel=\"noopener\">Police Scotland<\/a> spokesperson said: &#8220;Around 10.40pm on Friday, 11 July, 2025, police received a report a man had been seriously assaulted in Leith Street, Edinburgh.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">&#8220;Emergency services attended and the 60-year-old man was taken to <a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dailyrecord.co.uk\/all-about\/police-scotland\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"hospital.Link opens in a new tab.\" tabindex=\"0\" rel=\"noopener\">hospital.<\/a> Enquiries are ongoing to locate those responsible.&#8221;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"A large police presence scrambled to the area following the incident in the city centre.Police raced to 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